Happy Returns

It was a rather epic day in scale, one that started early with another fantastic service in Wonderland. As you can see above, we had a visit from Mad Hatter once again, along with his friends the March Hare and the Dormouse. Alice was actually crowned Queen Alice today, hence the crown upon her head. It was a very full service, featuring nearly every character from series thus far. Even Absolem the Caterpillar showed up down the hall with the younger children, posing the question once more: "Who are you?"

Once we got home, it was time to get some rest and do a bit of cleaning up - and waiting! Soon enough, the doorbell rang, and Madison squealed: it was Nana and Baba! They had come from Florida this morning through some pretty yucky weather, and made it safe and sound to our door. They were quite cold here, having come from a nice warm temperature - so we set up a fire and turned up the heat a little here for them. Poor Floridians!

It was a nice time for some catching up: we hadn't seen them since this summer. We shared quite a bit, as did they. We even gave them a photo album with highlights of Madison's adventures over the past year - that way they could really see all she's been up to. It turned out to be quite a bit!

Everyone will probably be turning in early tonight. Long drive for some, and early morning full of adventure for others. Madison stayed up late with us because she was so excited to see her grandparents. She kept trying on different costumes to show off, and at one point dragged us all into her playroom so that she could give us a puppet show. She brought out some play cake slices to serve everyone, and had a ball: literally. She was constantly throwing it around to play catch with everyone. She was really keyed up! But when she went to bed, she was zonked and out cold in a hurry. We'll let her sleep in tomorrow for sure, but when she wakes up, I'm sure she'll be just as excited!